A specialized structure or stalk that bears and produces gonidia in algae and fungi.
From Greek 'gonidion' (small seed) plus 'phore' (bearer or carrier, from 'phorein' meaning to carry). The term was developed in mycology to describe these supporting reproductive structures.
Think of gonidiophores as maternity wards for algae—they're specialized nurseries that literally carry and release millions of clone babies into the water!
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